Vikings fight off Polar Bears



The Cook County softball team had a busy week of action, playing in four games over seven days. The Vikings first traveled to Silver Bay where they were rudely greeted with a 0-14 loss. Thenext day Cook County traveled to Moose Lake where they lost 0-10 in five innings of play. In their third road trip in four days, the […]

Second outdoor meet for Viking Track



Some of you probably don’t know much about track and field meets, since we don’t have a track or any field event facilities in Cook County. In the old days of cinder tracks, almost every school had a track around their football field, sand pits to jump into for high, long and triple jumping, and someplace nearby to throw the […]

Locals race at Echo Valley Motocross Park



A number of Cook County dirt bike enthusiasts made the trip to Echo Valley Motocross Park in Brookston, Minnesota on May 2, 2010, to take part in the first race of the season. Jacob Smith, 6, of Grand Marais raced for the first time ever in the 65 cc class, earning 2nd place in the 7 – 9 year olds. […]

One fish, two fish



The 2010 fishing regulations are not very different than years past with only a few minor changes. There is a lot of focus however on aquatic hitchhikers including the spiny water flea. Cook County is only listed in the infested waters category with the water flea. Little John Lake was added to the list this year and Caribou, Devil Track, […]

2010-05-15 E-Edition